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How cost elastic are remittances? Estimates from Tongan migrants in New Zealand
(2006-03)Pacific Island economies are some of the most remittance- dependent in the world. Proposals to lower the costs of sending money across borders are a core recommendation of recent international studies that aim to enhance ... -
How cost-elastic are remittances? Estimates from Tongan migrants in New Zealand
(Asia Pacific Press, 2006)Pacific island economies are some of the most remittance dependent in the world. Proposals to lower the costs of sending money across borders are a core recommendation of recent international studies that aim to enhance ... -
How cross-sector partnerships are scaled up for urban ecological impacts: Strategising biodiversity and tackling grand challenges to create synergies for the planet, people and profit
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This research aims to advance strategic management for the 21st century by investigating cross-sector partnerships to solve complex societal problems. As part of the People, Cities & Nature research program funded by the ... -
"How did I get here:" An autoethnographic study of a counsellor educator's lived experience of 'becoming'
(University of Waikato, 2015)This study considers the usefulness of applying key concepts of the Rogerian theory of ‘becoming a person’ as a framework to theorise the personal growth and change process of becoming a counsellor. It is contended that ... -
How do ageing stereotypes affect performance on a previously unexplored false memory task?
(The University of Waikato, 2022)False memories are memories that are thought to have happened but did not happen. Age-related neurological changes can cause an increase in false memories; however, researchers have started focusing on stereotype threat, ... -
How do colorectal cancer patients rate their GP: a mixed methods study
(BMC, 2021-04-08)Background: New Zealand (NZ) has a high incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) and low rates of early diagnosis. With screening not yet nationwide, the majority of CRC is diagnosed through general practice. A good patient-general ... -
How do new practitioners come to understand and effectively use supervision?
(The University of Waikato, 2010)This project investigated how new practitioners come to understand and effectively use supervision. It was based on a collaborative inquiry with supervisors and new practitioners who had met for supervision, and who ... -
How do Pacific island households and communities cope with seasonally absent members?
(Australian National University, 2009)Households and communities in the Pacific islands are increasingly likely to have some of their most productive members regularly absent due to growing opportunities for seasonal work abroad. If these absences are costly ... -
How do Pasifika students reason about probability? Some findings from Fiji.
(Faculty of Education, University of Waikato, 2006)This paper reports on data from a large study which explored form five (14 to 16 years old) students' ideas in statistics. The study focused on descriptive statistics, graphical representations and probability. This paper ... -
How do people assess the truth of partially-familiar claims, relative to both familiar and unfamiliar claims?
(The University of Waikato, 2023)People rate familiar claims as more true than unfamiliar claims, possibly because familiarity makes these claims feel easier to process. But little is known about how people assess the truth of claims that consist of a ... -
How do people use social network sites to regulate their emotions and wellbeing?
(The University of Waikato, 2020)This thesis explores the relationship between social network site use, emotion regulation and mental health. As social network site use becomes more ubiquitous in western countries, adverse health consequences are claimed ... -
How Do You Sleep At Night? Investigating media representations and victim legitimacy of homeless individuals in the New Zealand news media
(The University of Waikato, 2009)Homelessness is a complex social issue affecting in excess of one billion people around the world. Despite varying definitions and cultural variations, key issues associated with homelessness appear to be similar across ... -
How does Culture Impact on Educational Leadership in Samoa?
(The University of Waikato, 2008)The aim of this research was to explore the relationship between culture and the educational leadership of six secondary school principals in Samoa. Educational leadership is a bounded process and is subject to the cultural ... -
How does culture impact on women's leadership in higher education? A case study in Vietnam
(University of Waikato, 2011)Whilst the subject of women and educational leadership is well documented internationally, research in this field is rare in Vietnam. This scarcity consolidates the commonly held belief that equity has been achieved in ... -
How does distributive justice affect work attitudes? The moderating effects of autonomy
(Routledge, 2009)Organizational justice has been a frequently used lens for understanding employee attitudes, particularly towards the fair distribution of rewards. This study of 184 New Zealand employees found distributive justice relating ... -
How does the concept of guanxi help foreign managers do business in China?
(The University of Waikato, 2009)China's fast growing market potential is undoubted. However entering China has never been an easy task for foreign firms and business practitioners. Not only the complex market environment, but also the complex business ... -
How does voluntary ethics improve research? Introducing a community research development initiative
(ePress, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 2015)Until recently, community organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) have not had any avenue for ethical review of research involving human participants unless they were connected to researchers involved with health and ... -
How educators lead the shift in pedagogy and policy to encourage international student success: An evaluative inquiry of one New Zealand tertiary institute
(The University of Waikato, 2017)This thesis demonstrates why and how New Zealand-based tertiary educators can claim a leadership role in contributing to international student success. As international student populations rise rapidly within New Zealand’s ... -
How effective is Cauchy-EDA in high dimensions?
(IEEE, 2016)We consider the problem of high dimensional blackbox optimisation via Estimation of Distribution Algorithms (EDA) and the use of heavy-tailed search distributions in this setting. Some authors have suggested that employing ... -
How essential is the quality of the working relationship, between Probation Officer and Client, in ensuring client compliance with community based sentences?
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Within the field of psychology there has long been debate, between researchers and opinion makers, on how important the relationship between clients and probation officer is, in determining probation outcomes. During the ...
